Welcome to Advancing Policy Through Randomised Experiments: Nordic Economic Policy Review launch event. Across the Nordic region, we see a growing interest in randomised controlled field experiments and their role in shaping economic policy. With unique access to comprehensive administrative data, Nordic researchers are at the forefront of innovative approaches to understanding social and economic challenges.
Taking place at Marmorhallen in Oslo on 6 May, we invite you to a morning of new insights as we launch the 2026 edition of Nordic Economic Policy Review. For those attending the event in-person, we will offer coffee and pastries as part of the free conference ticket.
For those not able to attend in-person, we will stream the event. Please register in advance to gain access to a link to watch the conference online.
Programme
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee and registration
10:00 – 10:15 Opening remarks
– Sigrun Aasland, Minister of Research and Higher Education
– Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
10:15 – 10:20 Introduction to report
– Roope Uusitalo, Professor, University of Helsinki
and editor of this edition will introduce the report
10:20– 11:00 Author presentations & Q&A
The Norwegian Tax Experiment – From Idea to Implementation
Simen Markussen, Director, Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research
Learning to Experiment: Practical Lessons from Finland’s Two-Year Preschool Experiment
Ramin Izadi, Senior Researcher, VATT Institute for Economic Research
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15– 12:00 Panel debate
Karen Ulltveit-Moe, Head of Economics Department, University of Oslo
Jukka Matilla, Director (data room) VATT Institute for Economic Research
Oda Indgaard, Member of Parliament, the Norwegian Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)
Thomas Eisensee, Research Director, Swedish National Institute of Economic Research
Ragnar Bøe Elgsaas, Head of the investigation, LO Norge
Moderator: Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Political Editor, E24
